EXERCISE MAT

• US 20130276230A1
• Filed: 03/28/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Margaret Kress
• Original Assignee: Margaret Kress
• Inventors: KRESS, Margaret
• Granted Patent: US 9,015,881 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/419
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/062 for covering the ground, e.g. picnic or beach blankets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4037 Exercise mats for personal use, with or without hand-grips or foot-grips, e.g. for Yoga or supine floor exercises mats for absorbing shocks A63B6/00

Abstract

An inventive mats system is provided in which a towel can be removed and changed when desired. The mat system can manipulated into a rolled configuration. When rolled, a logo on the bottom of the base mat is visible. At least one elastic strap is used to keep the mat in the rolled configuration for easy toting and storage. The system includes a holding mechanism that allows the towel to be secured to the mat mechanically. The towel has a skidless surface on top to allow a user not to slid off the towel.

Claims

1. An exercise mat assembly, comprising:

a flexible base defining a plurality of sockets;

each socket having a plurality of teeth members that define a hole;

a skidless removable towel having ends and surface;

the surface having a traction material facing in the opposition direction of the base when the towel is assembled to the base such that the base does not contact the traction material;

the towel removably attached to the base through insertion of the ends through the plurality of sockets.

2. The mat assembly as in claim 1 wherein said mat further has an elastic band attached to one end of the mat.

3. The mat assembly as in claim 1 wherein said traction material is traction resistance material is at least one of a pattern of dimples, fabric defining holes, knobs, gussets, beads, mesh, adhesive, dots, ribs, contours, valleys, grooves, and any combination thereof.

4. The mat as assembly in claim 1 wherein said removable towel is machine washable without removal of the traction material.

5. The mat assembly in claim 1 further including a head rest.

6. The mat assembly in claim 1 further including a strap is attached to the towel.

7. The mat assembly in claim 1 wherein said teeth members are shaped as triangles.

8. The mat assembly in claim 7 wherein said triangles form a circle.

9. The mat assembly in claim 1 further including at least one raised rib area disposed on said flexible base.

10. The mat assembly in claim 9 wherein said raised rib area is on opposite ends of said flexible base.

11. An exercise mat assembly, comprising:

a flexible base having an attachment means;

a removable towel attached to said base; and

wherein the removable towel has skidless material disposed such that a user'"'"'s feet is in contact with said skidless material.

12. The mat assembly in claim 11 further including an elastic band.

13. The mat assembly in claim 12 further including a head rest.

14. The mat assembly in claim 13, wherein the head rest is on the flexible base.

15. The mat assembly in claim 13, wherein the headrest is on the towel.

16. The mat assembly in claim 13 wherein said head rest is removable.

17. The mat assembly in claim 11 wherein said towel and said base are connected by at least one socket having flexible teeth members.

18. The mat assembly in claim 11 wherein said flexible base is made from the material of at least one of flexible polyvinyl chloride;

polypropylene;

polyethylene;

thermoplastic elastomer (TPE);

polyethylene rubber (PER);

latex, natural rubber;

jute;

cotton;

wool;

thermoplastic rubber;

styrene-butadiene copolymer;

or any combination thereof.

19. An exercise mat assembly, comprising:

a flexible base having at least socket having flexible teeth and an attachable and removable towel disposed between said flexible teeth to hold said towel.

20. The mat assembly in claim 19 further including a tension strap attached to an end of said base for exercise and securely holding the mat assembly when rolled.